Preparing For Your baby's Baptism at St. John's Parish

We are so excited that you are seeking baptism for your child. Baptism is a beautiful beginning to a lifelongjourney of faith in Jesus Christ. With parents, sponsors, and our entire catholic community we are happy to behere to offer love and support for your chiild too grow in their faith.

The following information is intended to help you and your family best prepare for the sacrament of baptism and the faith commitment you are about to enter with your child.

Procedures:

1. Registered parishioners may schedule the baptism of an infant or child up to seven years of age.

Adults who wish to be baptized must go through The Rite Of Christian Initiation of Adupts (RCIA) program. Contact the Church office at
845-679-7696 for information about the RCIA program.

2. Download the registration form using the link below.

3. Parents requesting baptism of their children at Saint John's church must be registered members of the parish.

4. Baptisms are usually celebrated the third
Sunday of the month during or after a
Sunday Mass in the church depending on the schedules.

5. Godparents:

You may have one or two godparents/sponsors. The sponsor must be a fully initiated catholic (i.e.having received all three sacraments: Baptism, Holy Eucharist,Confirmation), and over 16 years of age.

If a sponsor is not a parishioner, Then a godparent commitment letter must be presented from their parish stating that he/she is a member of good standing of that parish.

If there are two godparents/sponsors one may be a baptized a non catholic who belongs to a christian community, this person will be a christian witness.

If this is your first time having a child baptized you will need to take a baptismal preperation class which will be detrmined at time of registration.
845-679-7643